I certainly don't 'need to know'.
Nor do the good folk of PPRuNe, which is why it's best to deal in generalisations.
However, when folk who fly and who have flown on each type each tell me the same thing, then I listen, and the informed consensus seems to be that while the RJ enjoys obvious advantages (number of Comint ops, connectivity), AEELS does not offer R1 levels of capability when it comes to Elint. Nor does it need to for the USAF, they have other assets. Nor should we be surprised - just look at the difference in crew composition, and numbers dedicated to different tasks.
Do you dispute that? If so, you contradict some heavyweight sources who really should know, and who do need to.....
But I do half agree with you. I don't need to know....
Last edited by Jackonicko; 5th Apr 2010 at 20:23.